The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-07-21
PICKET SHOTS,
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.



in his heart for Gen. Mcclellan. He says he |
served in the Army of the Potomac from 1851
to 1864, and Mcclellan was his favorite Of all
its commanders. He expresses the earnest hope
that some measure of justice to the soldiers
will be adopted.
L. ID. Bartholomew, Cuba, n. Y, says he was
q member of the LIST Neb., and through The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE has been able to learn the
addresses of many of his old comrades, who
were scattered after the battle of Pittsburg
Landing. He says the soldiers intend next
year to elect Mr.. Cleveland to stay at home.
b. F. Barrick, Co. X, 18th Ind, Winston,
No., says he served three years without losing
q day from sickness. He is now suffering
greatly from rheumatism in consequence Of his
exposure, and he cannot make any Roadway in
getting q pension, because he has no hospital
record.
John w. Row, Co. B. 61st Pa, Brady, Pa,
says that on the 9th of May, 1864, in the Will
derness, when the rebels turned the right of
the Sixth Corps and took possession of those
works, he found lying in the woods an officer,
who seemed to be wounded in the body. He
believes he was Captain in an Ohio regiment.
The writer gave him water and a cracker, and
did all he could for his comfort. He would be
glad to hear from that officer.
Joseph c. Bailey, Queens, W. Va, sends a
brief sketch of his observanees and expert
ences during the war.
AlOnz0 r. Stuart, Sergeant, Co. /, 11th Me-,
Arcata, CAL says that when 20 miles from APP
pomattox Courthouse, during the pursuit of
Gen. Lees army. he was detailed with squad
| to repair bridge. The work being finished,
they started to overtake the regiment. but it
was so far ahead that they were unable to do
so. They Travelled until night and all the
squad fell out except himself. Seeing a horse
| fully equipped hitched to a fence, the rider
| having gone to q house a short distance away,
he jumped on the horse and made his way to
the front. This enabled him to participate
| in the last skirmish Of the war. He hopes the
comrade will forgive him for stealing his horse.
ID. III. Wolf, Co. e, 18th Pa, Dubois, Pa, says
that Henry LOngeeker, an old soldier of Go. III,
| 9th Pa. Cav, died in the Dubois POorhouse
| April l, and was buried in the pottersfeld
| before the GAR. Post knew of it. When the
facts became known the comrades Of the Post
had the body disinterred and gave it decent
burial in the cemetery.
Robert A. Miller, Baltimore, Md, was pleased
to hear through THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE from
| one of his old shipmates of the u. ). s. Mo-
hican, which he says did good service in plow-
| ing the ocean.
d. f. Cowman, Co. g. SD ILL.,, Osceola, Iowa,
/ says he enlisted in August, 1862, and served I'M
til the close of the war. Col. A. G. Harding, of
| his regiment, WAS made q Brigade r-General for
gallant conduct at the second battle OF Fort
DOnelsOn, in February, 1868. The writer
| would lie very glad to hear from any of his old
comrades, particularly those of the left wing.
He would like the address of Charles Lynde, Of
an Ohio regiment, who was on detached duty,
and served with him at GAINESVILLE. The
writer received a sunstroke in September, 1861,
| and has not recovered from it yet.
s. Babcoek. Fredericksburg, Va, says he Is
past so years old, and feels deeply the loss of
| three sons in the late war. Col. w. BabcOck,
of the 18th ILL.,, died from wounds received at
Winchester. Sept. 10, 1864; his second son,
Lucius A., died in AndersOnville, and his third
son, Lieut.. w. G., was killed at Gettysburg.
David Thorpe Eden, OAK, is very anxious
to hear from any OF his comrades of the cd Pa,
| as he is greatly in need of assistance in the way
| of evidence to secure pension. He says he Is
much disabled by disease contracted during
the war, and would be very thankful if any of
the comrades would write to him on the sub
ject.
VIM. b. Sullivan. Box Al, Hancock, Wis,
was one of the kids" having enlisted in Co.
ID, 10Th Wis, March %, 1862, at the age of ID
| years and three months, and was hOnOrably dis
charged. He was in the First Brigade, Third
Division, Twenty-fourth Corps, and marched
into Richmond under Gen. Weitzel
VIM. Mills, Co. |, 34th Ohio, residence not
given,) says Comrade COwdin was a little of "
when he numbered the writer with the killed
at Winchester. He was there, but did not
"turn up his toes"
B. II. Trip, Lodi, Oak. says he served in
Co. f, 18th Wis, and was hurt at RappahannOck
Station about Aug. 3, 1862, by the falling of a
stack of timber. Any comrade who was there
and knew of the circumstances will confer a
great favor by addressing as above.
Lost and Found.
A. E. Richmond, Co. ID, I25th Pa Lands
burg, Pa, lost at the battle of Charlottesville
his knapsack, in which was small pocket
Bible. containing his name, company and regi-
ment, and a statement that the volume was a
prize given him by the Grass Hill Sunday
school for committing to memory the four Cos
pels. He would be very glad TO recover it.
Il. F. EgglestOn, Co. q, 3ith Ohio, Laurel,
Ind, says that in 1864 at Columbus Ohio, he
lost his knapsack, containing his discharge and
other articles, of value only to himself. III
anyone has it, he asks the return Of the dis
charge.
John d. Orr, 133 Kyle street, Youngstown,
Ohio, has silver badge of the First Division,
Third Corps, with the following engraved upon
it: "A. Freeman, Co. +, 124th Reg't, N. Y. s.
"" The writer would be glad to restore it to
him or his friends A friend of the writer
picked it mp on one of the battlefelds of the
Army of the Potomac.
w. l. Smith, Mason City, Iowa, says that
soon after the battle of Chickamauga, while
passing through Nashville on his way home on
veteran furlough, he saw at the depot a num-
| Der Of wounded soldiers. One of them young
beckoned TO the writer and handed him three
sticks for canes which he said he had cut on
the fields of Chickamauga, Mission Ridge and
Lookout Mountain. He did not give his name
or regiment. The writer took them home, had
one of them mounted for himself and gave
away the others. Ii the soldier who gave him
the canes is living, and will identify himself
the writer will be glad to return the one he
has.
G. FL. Arnold, Stockton, Kan, says that he
lost his discharge about the 9th of April last
between Dennison and Denton, Tex. With
the discharge were some pension blanks and
other papers, which accidentally dropped from
his pocket. He would be glad for their return
S. X. Bell, PHI Grand Avenue, Milwaukee
Wis, has the discharge of Herbert ID. Whit
ford. Co. f, sd Wis, given at Vicksburg, Aug
, 8, 1865; also his discharge from the North
western Branch National Home, dated May 81
1881; also, a certificate of Adj't- Gen. Chapman
! in regard to VIM. Williams, Co. A, 2Sth Wis.
III. G. Gilmore, Adjutant, Post 29i, Depart
ment of Missouri, Highlandville. Ind, has tn,
, discharge of VIM. Ackley, Go. +, 18th Pa. Cav.
, born in Bradford Co., Pa, discharged at Ports
mouth, Va, in November, 1863.
Information Asked and Given.
Robert S. Graham, Defiance, No. seeing tn
inquiry for the address of X. S. Graham, write
to say that if he is the man wanted address
| him "a above